JP2004321601A - Game information, information storage medium and game device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a player to easily grasp an area where players of a player team (same power) can predominantly play by calculating a power distribution based on reach times of respective characters to a plurality of sample points set in a game space, outputting them in a prescribed method and outputting the power distribution during the game. <P>SOLUTION: The power distribution is calculated based on the reach times T of the respective characters (players M) to a plurality of sample points Q set in the game space, and output in the prescribed method. When calculating the reach time T, a virtual movement position (virtual movement point P) a prescribed time later, when the character keeps the present moving state (speed Vn), is calculated, and the reach time from the moving position to the sample point is calculated, so that the reach time taking account of the inertia of the movement of the character can be found at less calculation load without performing a strict dynamic simulation on each character. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention causes an apparatus similar to a computer to generate an image of a game space to execute a given game, and to exert power in the game space by a character group composed of a plurality of characters that can move in the game space The present invention relates to game information for analyzing and outputting the distribution.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A soccer game is known as a genre of video games. A player can enjoy soccer by virtual reality with one team as a player team operated by the player and the other as a COM team automatically operated by a computer.
[0003]
For example, it is known that a player's shout can be output as a voice so that the player can get a sense closer to that of an actual game and can cooperate well with other players (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Specifically, when the player character's ally player operated by the player keeps the ball, the position information of all of the enemy teammates at that time is obtained, and the player character and other players are identified by this position information. Detect the distance and direction between. Then, the player who is present in the predetermined area is identified from the player character, it is determined whether or not the identified player is a teammate player. To output shout. If the player is not a teammate, a sound effect is output instead of the shout.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-325964 A
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, there is “space” as an element to consider tactics in actual soccer. Space is a “vacant place” where no player of any team is on the pitch, which is a soccer court, and the opponent team's thin mark area that the attacking team can use by passing or running It is.
[0006]
In real-world soccer, it is important in tactics to find this space and use it effectively by connecting the ball when attacking. For example, as one of the attacking tactic patterns from the middle, when there is a space on the enemy goal side, another player runs into the space and receives the ball at the same time as kicking the ball toward the space. Furthermore, a tactical pattern is known in which this player gives a pass to another player who runs to the center before the goal, and the player who has run to the center receives this pass and hits a shot.
[0007]
On the other hand, in a conventional soccer game, a pass from a player to a player or a shot from a goal is a principle, and a ball cannot be kicked to an arbitrary range corresponding to a space. Also, no information about the space was provided to the player. For this reason, the above-described actual soccer tactics cannot be realized and enjoyed in the game.
[0008]
At least, if the player can know the geographical distribution of the power in the game space, the player can easily identify the player running in the space and input the operation to give a pass to the player running in this space. It is expected to enjoy such tactics.
[0009]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems. The purpose is to output the geographical power status of the game space and inform the player.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problem, the invention described in claim 1 causes a device similar to a computer (for example, the home game device 1200 of FIG. 1) to generate an image of a game space and execute a given game. In addition, game information for analyzing and outputting a power distribution in the game space by a character group (for example, a team) composed of a plurality of characters (for example, a player M in FIG. 2) that can move in the game space. In the game space, a point setting unit (for example, the power distribution calculating unit 222 and the region registration TBL 733 in FIG. 8) for setting a plurality of sample points (for example, the region AR and the representative point Q in FIG. 2), For each character, a position (for example, virtual movement point P in FIG. 2) after a predetermined time when the character maintains the current movement state (for example, speed Vn in FIG. 2). Inertia calculating means (for example, the force distribution calculating unit 222 in FIG. 8, step S44 in FIG. 12), and calculating the time until the character reaches the set sample point, starting from the calculated position. Based on the arrival time calculation means (for example, the power distribution calculation unit 222 in FIG. 8, step S50 in FIG. 12) and the calculated arrival time of the character to each sample point, the power distribution of the character group is calculated. The distribution calculation means (for example, the force distribution calculation unit 222 in FIG. 8, steps S52 to S64 in FIG. 12, the space evaluation unit 223 in FIG. 8, the space evaluation process in FIG. 13), and the predetermined output method described above. Output means for outputting the geographical power state of the game space based on the power distribution (for example, the power distribution display control unit 224, the image generation unit 24, and the image in FIG. 8). Radical 113 30, commentary controller 226 of the power distribution display processing A, 20 in FIG. 14, the sound generating unit 26, a sound output unit 40, power distribution audio output processing in FIG. 23), as to function the device.
[0011]
According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, an image of a game space is generated to execute a given game, and the game space is composed of a plurality of characters that are movable in the game space. A game device for analyzing and outputting a power distribution, wherein a point setting means for setting a plurality of sample points in the game space, and for each character, when the character maintains the current movement state Inertia calculation means for calculating a position after a predetermined time; arrival time calculation means for calculating a time until the character reaches the set sample point with the calculated position as a starting point; and the calculated Based on the arrival time of the character to each sample point, a distribution calculating means for calculating the power distribution of the character group, and a predetermined output method, And output means for outputting a geographical force state of the game space based on serial calculated power distribution, characterized in that it comprises a.
[0012]
According to the invention described in claim 1 or 16, it is possible to calculate the power distribution based on the arrival time of each character up to the plurality of sample points set in the game space, and to output it by a predetermined method. For example, in the case of a soccer game, if a certain place (specimen point) can be reached earlier than the opponent player, it can be judged that it is dominant because it can receive the ball or keep the ball without being disturbed by the opponent. . Therefore, it is possible to output the power distribution during the game so that the player can easily understand the area where the players of the player team (the same power) can play dominantly.
[0013]
In the calculation of the arrival time, a virtual movement position after a predetermined time when the current movement state of the character is maintained is calculated, and the arrival time from the movement position to the sample point is calculated for each character. The arrival time that takes into account the inertia of the character's motion can be obtained with a small calculation load without performing a strict kinematic simulation.
[0014]
The “game information” referred to in this specification means information according to a program used for processing by an electronic computer (computer) such as a game device.
[0015]
More preferably, as in the invention described in claim 2, it is the game information according to claim 1, and the time until the arrival time calculation means reaches the set sampling point from the start point. May be caused to function so as to be calculated based on a movement ability value (for example, ability speed Va in FIG. 2) preset for the character.
[0016]
The movement ability value corresponds to a parameter set for the character. For example, the maximum speed parameter of the character, a parameter relating to agility and agility, and the like correspond to this.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the same effect as the first aspect of the invention can be obtained, and in the calculation of the arrival time, the individuality such as the speed and agility of each character's feet is reflected, and the real time is more realistic. Can be obtained.
[0017]
A third aspect of the present invention is the game information according to the first or second aspect, wherein a predetermined distance (for example, an arrival time calculation range AC in FIG. 2) starting from the position calculated by the inertia calculation unit is provided. The apparatus functions as point selection means (for example, the force distribution calculation unit 222 in FIG. 8 and step S46 in FIG. 12) for selecting a sample point within the set sample points, and the arrival time calculation means However, for each character, character reference arrival time calculation means (for example, FIG. 8) that calculates the arrival time of the character from the position calculated by the inertia calculation means to each sample point selected by the point selection means. The apparatus is caused to function so as to have the power distribution calculating unit 222 and step S50 in FIG.
[0018]
The invention according to claim 4 is the game information according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the game information is based on a distance between the set sample point and the position calculated by the inertia calculating means. The device functions as character selection means (for example, the power distribution calculation unit 222 in FIG. 8 and step S306 in FIG. 25) for selecting a character for which the arrival time is to be calculated, and the arrival time calculation means For each of the sample points, the sample point reference arrival time calculation means for calculating the time until the character selected by the character selection means arrives (for example, the power distribution calculation unit 222 in FIG. 8, step S312 in FIG. 25). Allowing the device to function.
[0019]
According to the invention described in claim 3, the same effects as those of the invention described in claim 1 or 2 can be obtained, and the sampling points for calculating the arrival time can be limited. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the calculation load related to the calculation of the power distribution and to speed up the processing.
[0020]
Similarly, according to the invention described in 4, since the same effect as that of the invention described in claim 1 or 2 can be obtained and the sampling points for calculating the arrival time can be limited, it is possible to calculate the power distribution. Such a calculation load can be reduced and the processing speed can be increased.
[0021]
A fifth aspect of the present invention is the game information according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the degree of dominance (for example, the minimum arrival time 733c in FIG. 10, space) is set for each of the set sample points. In addition to calculating the evaluation point 733f), among the arrival times calculated by the arrival time calculating means, the dominance of each sample point is set so that the dominance becomes higher as the arrival time of the character that can be reached earliest becomes shorter. The device is further functioned as a dominance calculation means for calculating (for example, the power distribution calculation unit 222 in FIG. 8, steps S52 to S54 in FIG. 12, the space evaluation unit 223 in FIG. 8, and the space evaluation process in FIG. 13), The distribution calculating means further causes the apparatus to function to calculate a power distribution based on the dominance degree of each sample point calculated by the dominance degree calculating means.
[0022]
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the same effect as the first aspect of the present invention can be achieved, and each sample point can be set to the power range of the character that can be reached earliest. The power distribution can be obtained. Therefore, it is possible to more accurately determine the power distribution in a game in which the character moves within a predetermined field and holds the ball.
[0023]
As for the sample points, the game information according to any one of claims 1 to 5 as in the invention according to claim 6, wherein the point setting means at least at predetermined intervals. The apparatus may be operated to set a sample point therein.
[0024]
According to the invention described in claim 6, while having the same effect as the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 5, the total number of sampling points is limited, and the processing load related to the calculation of the power distribution is reduced. It can be reduced and the speed can be increased.
[0025]
Further, as in the invention described in claim 7, the game information according to claim 6, wherein the point setting means includes at least two types of the game space having different shapes and / or sizes. (For example, a large area ARb larger than the detailed area ARs in FIG. 26), and the apparatus may function so as to set a sample point in the divided area.
[0026]
According to the seventh aspect of the invention, the same effect as that of the sixth aspect of the invention can be obtained, and the power distribution for a specific range of the game space can be calculated and displayed with a fineness different from the other ranges. Can be made. For example, by setting an area where the characters are likely to be crowded or an important place in the game, the power distribution is displayed with fineness according to the needs of each place, and the power distribution is output more. You can increase your usefulness. On the other hand, when the area is set large, the processing load can be further reduced. Further, by changing the shape, it is possible to output in a form corresponding to the geographical shape.
[0027]
Invention of Claim 8 is game information as described in any one of Claims 1-7, Comprising: There are several character groups (for example, a player team and a COM team) as said character group, The said distribution The calculation means calculates a power distribution for each character group based on the arrival time of each sample point (for example, power distribution calculation unit 222 in FIG. 8, dominant team identification information 733e in FIG. 10, FIG. The apparatus is made to function so as to have 12 step S58, player force point 737g in FIG. 27, COM force point 737h, and step S416 in FIG.
[0028]
According to the eighth aspect of the invention, the same effect as that of any one of the first to seventh aspects can be obtained, and the power distribution for each character group can be output.
[0029]
More preferably, as in the invention according to claim 9, in the game information according to claim 8, the group distribution calculation unit determines which character can reach the earliest at each sample point. The apparatus may be caused to function so as to calculate the power distribution for each character group depending on whether it belongs to the character group.
[0030]
A tenth aspect of the invention is the game information according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, wherein the storage means stores the power distribution calculated by the distribution calculation means (for example, the replay of FIG. 8). The management unit 225, the storage unit 70, the replay data 742, and the replay time region registration TBL 743) further function the device, and the output unit outputs the power distribution stored by the storage unit (for example, the curve in FIG. 17). The apparatus is caused to function so as to display and output the object ML.
[0031]
According to the invention described in claim 10, while having the same effect as the invention described in any one of claims 1-9, the past power distribution can be reproduced and displayed.
[0032]
Furthermore, as described in claim 11, the game information according to claim 10, wherein the recording means determines whether or not the power distribution calculated by the distribution calculating means satisfies a predetermined recording condition. The apparatus may be made to function to record when it is determined and satisfied.
[0033]
According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the same effect as that of the tenth aspect of the present invention is obtained, and the power distribution calculated by the distribution calculating means is stored only when the power distribution satisfies a predetermined storage condition. can do.
[0034]
A twelfth aspect of the present invention is the game information according to any one of the first to eleventh aspects, wherein the output unit is configured to determine the character group based on the power distribution calculated by the distribution calculating unit. Gap area identification image generating means (for example, the space evaluation unit in FIG. 8) for identifying and displaying the non-power area as a gap area (for example, the space SP in FIG. 7, the space display object Ms in FIG. 16) on the image of the game space. 223, the force distribution display control unit 224, the image generation unit 24, the image display unit 30, and the force distribution display process A of FIG. 14 (steps S104 to S106).
[0035]
According to the twelfth aspect of the invention, the same effect as that of the first to eleventh aspects of the invention can be obtained, and a non-power area that does not belong to the power of the character group is displayed on the game screen. I can. Therefore, for example, in the case of a soccer game, it is possible to display a so-called “space” in which there is no player of any team.
[0036]
More preferably, as in the invention described in claim 13, the game information according to claim 12, wherein the character has a predetermined terrain (for example, pitch Fp in FIG. 2, battlefield area Ff in FIG. 26). A character that moves up, the point setting unit sets a sample point on the terrain, the distribution calculating unit calculates a power distribution on the terrain, and the gap region identification image generating unit The apparatus may be made to function so as to identify and display a portion of the gap region.
[0037]
According to the invention of claim 13, the same effect as that of the invention of claim 12 can be obtained, and the gap region can be identified and displayed on the terrain, so that the position of the character and the positional relationship of the gap region are easier to understand Can be displayed.
[0038]
The invention according to claim 14 is the game information according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the output means is configured to determine the character group based on the power distribution calculated by the distribution calculation means. With the non-power region as the gap region, the voice output control means (for example, FIG. 20) controls the output of the position of the gap region and the sound that the position is the gap region (for example, the live voice data 735b in FIG. 21). The apparatus is made to function so as to have the actual condition control unit 226, the sound generation unit 26, and the power distribution sound output process of FIG. 23, steps S212 to S218).
[0039]
According to the invention described in claim 14, the same effect as that of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 11 can be obtained, and the power distribution can be output by voice.
[0040]
A fifteenth aspect of the present invention is an information storage medium readable by a computer-like device storing the game information according to any one of the first to fourteenth aspects.
[0041]
Information storage media include various IC memories, CD-ROMs, DVDs, MOs, memory cards, memory cassettes, and hard disks. By causing the apparatus to read game information from such an information storage medium and perform arithmetic processing, the same effect as that of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 14 can be realized.
[0042]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[First Embodiment]
Next, with reference to FIGS. 1-19, the case where a soccer game is performed with a consumer game device is demonstrated as 1st Embodiment to which this invention is applied.
[0043]
[Description of configuration]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration when the present invention is applied to a consumer game device. As shown in the figure, the consumer game device 1200 includes a game controller 1202, a main body device 1210, and a display 1220 including a speaker 1222. The game controller 1202 is connected to the main device 1210, and the main device 1210 and the display 1220 are connected by a cable 1201 capable of transmitting image signals, sound signals, and the like.
[0044]
The game controller 1202 includes direction keys 1204 and button switches 1206 for the player to input a game operation, and outputs an operation input signal to the main body device 1210.
[0045]
The main unit 1210 includes an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU, an IC memory, and an information storage medium reading unit such as a CD-ROM 1212. Based on this, various game processes are calculated and an image signal of the game screen and a sound signal of the game sound are generated.
[0046]
The main body device 1210 outputs the generated image signal and audio signal to the display 1220 to display a game image on the display 1220 and to output a game sound from the speaker 1222. The player can enjoy the soccer game by operating the game controller 1202 while viewing the game screen displayed on the display 1220.
[0047]
Note that game information, which is information such as programs and data necessary for the main body device 1210 to execute game processing, is, for example, a CD-ROM 1212 which is an information storage medium detachably attached to the main body device 1210, an IC memory 1214, a memory It is stored in the card 1216 or the like. Alternatively, the game information is acquired from an external device by connecting to the communication line 1230 via the communication device 1218 included in the main body device 1210. The communication line 1230 here means a communication path through which data can be exchanged. That is, the communication line 1230 is meant to include a communication network such as a telephone communication network, a cable network, and the Internet in addition to a LAN using a dedicated line (dedicated cable) or Ethernet (registered trademark) for direct connection, The communication method is meaning regardless of wired / wireless.
[0048]
[Description of Principle]
Next, the principle of the output display of the power distribution in the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method of calculating a power distribution in the present embodiment. FIG. 6A corresponds to a state where the pitch is viewed from directly above, a triangular mark indicates a soccer player M, and the attack direction is indicated by the left and right directions of the triangle. A pitch is equivalent to a soccer court and is a range surrounded by a touch line and a goal line.
[0049]
In the present embodiment, a mesh-like virtual area AR is set at the pitch Fp arranged in the object space (virtual space). For example, the long side direction of the pitch Fp is set as an X-axis coordinate and the short side direction is set as a Z-axis coordinate, and the region AR is set in a matrix along the X-axis and Z-axis directions as a whole, and each region AR has an XZ coordinate value. It is identified by the representative point Q that it has. The ratio of the specific size of the area AR is, for example, a ratio in which the area AR is approximately 2 m square with respect to the pitch Fp “105 × 68 m (meters)” in terms of the actual size. The representative point Q is set at, for example, the approximate center of gravity of the area AR, but may be set as appropriate as long as it is within the range included in the area AR.
[0050]
In the present embodiment, for each area AR set to the pitch Fp, the player M that can reach the area AR most quickly is determined. Then, the area AR is determined as the power range of the player M and the power range of the team to which the player M belongs, and the power distribution at the pitch Fp is obtained.
[0051]
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5B, first, for each player M arranged on the pitch Fp, the current speed Vn of the player M is started in order from the position coordinates on the current pitch Fp. A virtual movement point P that is a position after a predetermined time (for example, after 0.5 seconds) based on is obtained, and an area AR (with the representative point Q included in the predetermined arrival time calculation range AC with the virtual movement point P as the center Hereinafter, “area AR of arrival time calculation range AC” is selected. For the arrival time calculation range AC, for example, the range of the XZ coordinate value in the range where the radius is 15 m from the virtual movement point P of the player M or the range of the polar coordinate value of the virtual movement point P is set.
[0052]
If the area AR of the arrival time calculation range AC is selected, the distance PQ from the virtual moving point P to the representative point Q is divided by the ability speed Va which is one of the ability parameters set in advance for each player M. The arrival time T for the player M to reach the representative point Q of each area AR is calculated. More specifically, for example, from the ratio between the actual pitch size “105 × 68 m (meters)” and the XZ coordinate value, the difference in the coordinate value from the virtual moving point P to the representative point Q is calculated as the actual distance ( In terms of meters, the arrival time T is calculated by dividing by the ability speed Va (for example, the maximum speed of the player M, unit: m / s).
[0053]
In other words, in the present embodiment, the arrival time T is not calculated by dynamically rigorously simulating based on the weight / acceleration ability of the player M, but rather, the virtual movement point P is set and the arrival time is calculated. By using the starting point, the arrival time T is calculated in consideration of the inertia of the movement of the player M. As a result, the processing related to the calculation of the arrival time T can be reduced and the processing can be speeded up.
[0054]
Looking at the arrival time T for one player M, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the arrival time T is substantially concentric around the virtual moving point P (the numbers in the figure are approximate seconds of the arrival time T). Is required.
[0055]
For each player M on the pitch Fp, if the arrival time T is calculated for each area AR included in the respective arrival time calculation range AC, the minimum for each area AR for all the areas AR set to the pitch Fp. The player M that can be reached in the arrival time T is searched. The area AR is the power range of the player M that can be reached in the minimum arrival time T, and is determined to be the power range of the team to which the player belongs, that is, the dominant range. Thereby, the power distribution at the pitch Fp can be obtained.
[0056]
For example, FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a power distribution when a plurality of players M are close to each other. For example, since the player M2 can reach the area AR-1 faster than the player M1, the area is determined to be the dominant range of the player M2. The region AR-2 in which the players M1 and M2 have the same arrival time T at an intermediate position between the players M is determined as a neutral range that is not included in any power. From the above, in the case of the figure, the shaded area AR on the left side in the figure. _M1 Is the dominant range of player M1, unshaded area AR on the right side of the figure _M2 Becomes the dominant range of player M2.
[0057]
In the present embodiment, it is further evaluated whether the area AR can be regarded as an effective space in the soccer game, and a power distribution divided into a space and other areas is obtained.
[0058]
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the concept of space in the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, an area AR in which the arrival time T of the player M is equal to or longer than a predetermined power range determination time TS (for example, 5 seconds in the same figure) is determined as a space, and an area AR less than the power range determination time TS Is determined to be the dominant range of any team, not space. Specifically, for each area AR, the arrival time T to the area AR is subtracted from the power range determination time TS, and the result of subtraction is used as a space evaluation point. An area AR in which the space evaluation point is a negative value is defined as a space. In the figure, the shaded range indicates an area determined as the dominant range of the player M, and the non-shaded range indicates a space.
[0059]
In the present embodiment, at least one of the dominant range and the space is displayed and output on the game screen. By viewing this display, the player can easily identify the area AR that is the dominant range of the players of the player team and the area AR with space.
[0060]
For example, FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram for displaying the superiority range of the player team, and is an overhead view of the pitch Fp. In the figure, player M3 of the player team (the triangle mark indicates each player, and the attack direction is indicated by the triangle direction) keeps the ball B (means that the ball is under control). A scene is shown, and the shaded display portion in the figure corresponds to the dominant range of the player team. When the player sees the display of the superiority range, it can be seen that, for example, the players M5 to M7 have an enemy player nearby and the superiority range is small, and the player is likely to be taken even if a pass is made to the player. On the other hand, since the player M4 has a wide range of dominance, it can be seen that the ball B can be reliably delivered if a pass is made to the player M4. Therefore, even if the player is a beginner, it can be understood that in the situation shown in the figure, it is one of the good choices to fly the player M4 (pass to kick up and fly in the air). Of course, the range of power of the COM team may be displayed.
[0061]
Further, for example, FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram when displaying a space, and shows a scene in which the player M3 of the player team keeps the ball B. As shown in the figure, by displaying the objects of the spaces SP1 to SP5 (shaded display portion in the figure) on the pitch Fp, for example, the player can easily understand that the space SP3 is on the left side of the enemy goal. Can do. At this time, if the player M4 is running in the direction of the space SP3, the player M4 can fly into the enemy goal at once by fly-passing to the player M4.
[0062]
[Description of functional block]
FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, a consumer game device 1200 includes an operation input unit 10 that inputs an operation from a player, a processing unit 20 that performs arithmetic processing related to control of the device and the game, and an image that displays and outputs a game screen. A display unit 30, a sound output unit 40 that outputs a game sound, a communication unit 50, and a storage unit 70 that stores various programs and data.
[0063]
The operation input unit 10 is realized by, for example, a button switch, a lever, a dial, a mouse, a keyboard, and various sensors, and outputs an operation input by a player to the processing unit 20 as an operation input signal. In this embodiment, the game controller 1202 in FIG. 1 corresponds to this.
[0064]
The processing unit 20 performs various arithmetic processes such as control of the entire home game device 1200 and game calculations. The function is realized by, for example, hardware such as a CPU (CISC type, RISC type), ASIC (gate array, etc.) and a related control program. In FIG. 1, an arithmetic processing device such as a CPU provided in the main body device 1210 corresponds to this.
[0065]
The processing unit 20 includes a game calculation unit 22 that mainly performs calculation processing related to a game, and an image generation unit that generates an image signal for displaying a game screen from various data obtained by the processing of the game calculation unit 22. 24 and a sound generation unit 26 that generates a sound signal for outputting game sounds such as sound effects and BGM.
[0066]
The game calculation unit 22 executes various game processes for executing a soccer game based on an operation input signal from the operation input unit 10 and a program and data read from the storage unit 70. For example, an object such as a pitch Fp, a player M, and a ball B is placed in the virtual space and controlled to move, an object intersection determination (hit check), and a line determination as to whether or not the ball B has moved out of the touch line. Calculation, game result (score) calculation, virtual camera (viewpoint) placement, line-of-sight direction and angle-of-view determination.
[0067]
The game calculation unit 22 in the present embodiment includes a player control unit 221, a power distribution calculation unit 222, a space evaluation unit 223, a power distribution display control unit 224, and a replay management unit 225.
[0068]
The player control unit 221 controls the movement and operation of the player M belonging to the player team based on the operation signal input from the operation input unit 10, and the movement and operation of the player M belonging to the COM team automatically controlled by the computer. Processing related to the control of the player M such as automatic control is executed.
[0069]
Further, the player control unit 221 sets the player M to be a player character and the player M who keeps the ball, and sets the player character information 750 and the ball keep character information 751 in the storage unit 70, respectively. Store and manage as The player character referred to here is a player input by the player among the players M of the player team, that is, an operating player.
[0070]
The power distribution calculation unit 222 calculates, for each player M on the pitch Fp, the arrival time T until reaching the representative point Q of each area AR included in the respective arrival time calculation range AC based on the ability speed Va. To do. Then, for each area AR of the pitch Fp, the player M that can reach the area AR the fastest is determined, and the area AR is determined as the power range of the player M and the power range of the team to which the player belongs. The power distribution of the entire Fp is obtained.
[0071]
The space evaluation unit 223 calculates a space evaluation point from the minimum arrival time T obtained by the power distribution calculation unit 222 for each area AR of the pitch Fp.
[0072]
The power distribution display control unit 224 controls display / non-display of an object for displaying a space or a player team's dominant range. Specifically, for example, a predetermined space display object is arranged and displayed on the area AR determined to be a space. Further, a predetermined dominance range display object is arranged and displayed on the area AR determined to be the dominance range of the player team.
[0073]
When it is determined that the game situation or power distribution satisfies a predetermined storage condition (a condition sufficient for replay display), the replay management unit 225 stores information for replay display in the storage unit 70 as replay data. 742 is stored and managed. The memory condition related to the power distribution is, for example, when the number of areas that are determined as spaces is concatenated more than a predetermined number and a relatively large space is born, or when such a space is in a specific place such as the right or left of the goal. (Coordinate condition is satisfied).
[0074]
The image generation unit 24 is realized, for example, by an arithmetic device such as a CPU or DSP, a control program thereof, a drawing frame IC memory such as a frame buffer, and the like. The image generation unit 24 performs a geometric transformation process and a shading process based on the calculation result of the game calculation unit 22 to generate a 3DCG image for displaying the game screen, and an image signal of the generated image is displayed on the image display unit. Output to 30.
[0075]
The sound generator 26 is realized by an arithmetic device such as a CPU or DSP and its control program, for example, generates sound such as sound effects and BGM used during the game, and outputs a sound signal to the sound output unit 40.
[0076]
Based on the image signal from the image generation unit 24, the image display unit 30 displays the game screen while redrawing the screen of one frame every 1/60 seconds, for example. The image display unit 30 can be realized by hardware such as CRT, LCD, ELD, PDP, and HMD. In the example of FIG. 1, the display 1220 corresponds to this.
[0077]
The sound output unit 40 is a device for outputting sound effects, BGM, and the like based on the sound signal from the sound generation unit 26, and the speaker 1222 corresponds to this in the example of FIG.
[0078]
The communication unit 50 is connected to a communication line and performs data communication with an external device. For example, it is realized by a module such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or IrDA, a modem, a TA, a jack of a wired communication cable, a control circuit, or the like. The communication device 1218 in FIG. 1 corresponds to this. Note that information related to protocols and the like provided by the communication unit 50 during communication is stored in, for example, the storage unit 70 and is appropriately read and used.
[0079]
The storage unit 70 stores a system program (not shown) for realizing various functions for causing the processing unit 20 to control the home game device 1200 in an integrated manner, and a game for storing a program and data necessary for executing the game. Information 72 and the like are stored. The storage unit 70 can be realized by an information storage medium such as various IC memories, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, an MO, and a DVD. In the example of FIG. 1, this corresponds to the CD-ROM 1212, the IC memory 1214, and the memory card 1216.
[0080]
The game information 72 includes a program and data for causing the processing unit 20 to function as the game calculation unit 22. As the programs, (1) a player control program 721 for causing the processing unit 20 to function as the player control unit 221, (2) a force distribution calculating program 722 for causing the power distribution calculating unit 222 to function, and (3) Space evaluation program 723 for functioning as the space evaluation unit 223, (4) Power distribution display control program 724 for functioning as the power distribution display control unit 224, and (5) Replay for functioning as the replay management unit 225 Management program 725.
[0081]
Further, as data, stage data 730 storing object data for displaying the pitch Fp, the ball B, etc., team organization data 731 storing identification information of players M belonging to the player team and the COM team, and players Character information 732, region registration TBL (table) 733, and power distribution display object data 734 storing object data of a dominant range display object and a space display object are stored. Although not shown, data defining various behaviors of the player M (for example, actions such as dribbling, passing, running, and heading) is stored.
[0082]
Data that is updated as appropriate during the game execution includes replay data 742, player character information 750 for storing identification information of the player character (meaning of the operating player), and identification information for the player M holding the ball B. The stored ball keep character information 751 is stored. In addition, although not shown in the figure, various data relating to the execution of the soccer game such as the score and the competition time are temporarily stored.
[0083]
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of player character information 732 in the present embodiment. The player character information 732 is prepared for each player M, and stores player identification information 732a for storing a player name, affiliation team identification information 732b, and the type of behavior (a series of actions and actions) of the current player M. A behavior type 732c, a position coordinate 732d on the current pitch Fp, a speed 732e for storing the current speed Vn (which is a vector value including size and direction), and an ability speed that is one of ability parameters. 732f and object data 732g for storing model data and texture data for displaying the player M are stored in association with each other.
[0084]
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the region registration TBL 733 in the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the region registration TBL 733 stores the region identification information 733a of the region AR, the representative point coordinates 733b of the representative point Q, and the minimum arrival time T determined by the power distribution calculation unit 222 described above. Minimum arrival time 733c, player identification information 733d of the player M who can reach the area AR with the minimum arrival time T, dominant team identification information 733e for storing the team identification information of the player M, and the space evaluation unit described above The space evaluation point 733f set by H.223 is stored in association with it.
[0085]
The replay data 742 includes the area registration TBL 733 at the time when the replay data is created as the replay time area registration TBL 743.
[0086]
When the area registration TBL 733 is initialized, for example, a default value “10” is stored in the minimum arrival time 733c, the player identification information 733d is predetermined information indicating no match, and the dominant team identification information 733e is predetermined The default value “0” is stored in the information and space evaluation point 733f. Therefore, the area AR that is not included in the arrival time calculation range AC of any player M is set, for example, as an area AR13 in FIG.
[0087]
[Explanation of processing flow (1)]
Next, with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13 and FIG. 15, the flow of processing relating to the display output of the power distribution during game play in the present embodiment will be described.
[0088]
The processing described here is realized by the processing unit 20 reading and executing the player control program 721, the power distribution calculation program 722, the space evaluation program 723, and the power distribution display control program 724.
[0089]
FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the overall processing flow in the present embodiment. First, the game calculation unit 22 places objects such as the pitch Fp, the player M, and the ball B in the object space (step S2).
[0090]
Next, the player control unit 221 controls movement of the player M of the player team based on the operation input from the player (step S6), and then controls movement of the player M of the COM team (step S8). Further, movement control of other objects such as the ball B is performed (step S10).
More specifically, any player M designated by the player among the players M of the player team is controlled based on the operation input signal, and the players M of the other player teams are controlled according to a predetermined control routine. The player M of the COM team is automatically controlled according to a predetermined control routine.
[0091]
If the object movement control is executed, the game calculation unit 22 makes a game determination (step S12). For example, determination processing such as determination of touch between the ball B and the leg of the player M, line determination as to whether or not the ball B has moved out of the touch line, and the presence or absence of a score is executed.
[0092]
Next, the power distribution calculation unit 222 executes a power distribution calculation process A (step S14). FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the power distribution calculation process A in the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the registration of the minimum arrival time 733c, player identification information 733d, dominant team identification information 733e, and space evaluation point 733f registered in the area registration TBL 733 is first deleted and cleared (step S40). Specifically, the default value “10” is stored in the minimum arrival time 733c, the player identification information 733d is predetermined information indicating no match, the dominant team identification information 733e is predetermined information indicating neutrality, and the space evaluation point A default value “0” is stored in 733f and initialized.
[0093]
Next, loop 2 (processing of steps S42 to S68) is executed for all players M on the pitch Fp.
[0094]
In the loop 2, first, the position coordinates of the virtual movement point P of the player M to be processed are calculated (step S44). Specifically, with reference to the position coordinates 732d and the speed 732e from the player character information 732, the position coordinates reached after 0.5 seconds at the speed Vn from the current position of the player M are calculated.
[0095]
Next, an area AR that is a target for calculating the arrival time T of the player M is selected from the areas AR constituting the pitch Fp (step S46). Specifically, with reference to the representative point coordinates 733b of the region registration TBL 733, the region AR in which the representative point Q is included in the arrival time calculation range AC is selected from the position of the virtual movement point P of the player M. The area identification information 733a of the area AR is temporarily stored in the storage unit 70.
[0096]
Next, the power distribution calculation unit 222 sequentially executes loop 3 (steps S48 to S66) for each area AR included in the arrival time calculation range AC.
[0097]
In the loop 3, first, the arrival time T of the player M from the virtual movement point P to the representative point Q of the area AR to be processed is calculated (step S50). Specifically, the distance from the virtual movement point P to the representative point Q is calculated, and is converted into an actual distance (for example, meters) by multiplying by a predetermined ratio. Then, with reference to the ability speed 732f from the player character information 732 of the player M, the arrival time T is calculated by dividing the converted value by the ability speed Va.
[0098]
Next, the calculated arrival time T is compared with the minimum arrival time 733c registered in the area AR (step S52).
When the calculated arrival time T is smaller than the registered minimum arrival time 733c (step S52; YES), the power distribution calculation unit 222 registers the calculated arrival time T as the minimum arrival time 733c of the area AR. (Step S54), the player identification information 732a of the player M is registered in the player identification information 733d (step S56). Furthermore, the team identification information 732b of the player M is registered in the dominant team identification information 733e (step S58). Then, the loop 3 is terminated.
[0099]
When the calculated arrival time T is equal to the minimum arrival time 733c registered in the area AR (step S52; NO → step S60; YES), it means that there is no corresponding person in the player identification information 733d of the area AR. Predetermined information is registered (step S62), and predetermined information indicating neutrality is registered in the player identification information 733d (step S64). Then, the loop 3 is terminated.
[0100]
If the loop 3 is completed, the same process is executed for the next player M, and if the loop 2 is executed for all the players M, the power distribution calculation process A is ended. By the power distribution calculation process A, information indicating which player and which team the power range of each area AR is registered in the area registration TBL 733.
[0101]
Next, in FIG. 11, the space evaluation unit 223 executes a space evaluation process (step S16).
[0102]
FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the space evaluation process in the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the space evaluation unit 223 sequentially executes the process of loop 4 (steps S80 to S86) for each area AR set to the pitch Fp.
[0103]
In the loop 4, first, the space evaluation point 733f of the area AR to be processed is calculated (step S82) and registered in the area registration TBL 733 (step S84). Specifically, the minimum arrival time 733c of the area AR to be processed is referred to from the area registration TBL 733, the minimum arrival time 733c is subtracted from the power range determination time TS (TS = 5 seconds in the present embodiment), and the subtraction value Is registered as a space evaluation point 733f. For example, in the case of FIG. 10, in the area AR11, the space evaluation point 733f is “1.8” (= 5-3.2), and the space evaluation point 733f is a positive value. In the area AR12, the space evaluation point 733f is “−0.2” (= 5-5.2).
When the loop 4 is executed for all the areas AR of the pitch Fp, the space evaluation process is terminated.
[0104]
Next, in FIG. 11, the power distribution display control unit 224 executes power distribution display processing A (step S18).
[0105]
FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the power distribution display process A in the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the power distribution display control unit 224 first determines whether or not a predetermined operation input is made from the operation input unit 10 as a power distribution output designation (step S102). Specifically, for example, when any one of the button switches 1206 of the game controller 1202 is pressed, an operation for displaying the superiority range and space of the player team as an influence distribution on the game screen can be input.
[0106]
When the operation for displaying the power distribution is input (step S102; YES), the area AR in which the space evaluation point 733f is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value from the area AR on the enemy goal side with respect to the player M who keeps the ball B. Is selected (step S104). Specifically, the area AR having a negative value for the space evaluation point 733f is selected. The area AR selected here corresponds to a space.
[0107]
Next, a predetermined space display object is arranged in the selected area AR (step S106). Specifically, for example, an object displayed in light blue translucent is arranged on the upper surface of the corresponding area AR.
[0108]
Next, an area AR in which the team of the player M who keeps the ball B predominates is selected from the area AR of the pitch Fp (step S108), and a predetermined preferential range display is displayed for the selected area AR. An object is placed (step S110). Specifically, the dominant team identification information 733e of the area registration TBL 733 selects the same area AR as the team identification information 732b of the player M who keeps the ball B. Then, on the upper surface of the selected area AR, for example, an object that is displayed in a semi-transparent yellow color as the dominant range display object is arranged.
If the object is arranged, the power distribution display process A is terminated.
[0109]
When the operation for displaying the power distribution is not input (step S102; NO), the arrangement of all the space display objects is canceled (excluded from the object space) and is not displayed (step S112). All the dominating range display objects arranged in (1) are canceled and not displayed (step S114). Then, the power distribution display process A ends.
[0110]
Next, in FIG. 11, the image generation unit 24 generates an image of the virtual space viewed from a given virtual camera as a game image (step S20), and the image display unit 30 displays the game image (step S22).
[0111]
Next, the game calculation unit 22 performs a game end determination. If the predetermined end condition is not satisfied (step S24; NO), the game calculation unit 22 returns to step S6 and continues the game. If the end condition is satisfied (step S24; YES), the soccer game is ended.
[0112]
Through the above processing, the dominant range display object and the space display object can be displayed as the power distribution on the pitch Fp during the game play.
[0113]
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a screen that outputs a power distribution during game play in the present embodiment. In the figure, it is assumed that the player team attacks in the left direction of the screen and the player is operating the player M8. Here, when a predetermined operation for displaying the power distribution is input from the game controller 1202, the dominant range display object Mp indicating the range where the player team is dominant and the space display object Ms indicating the space range are pitched. Displayed on Fp.
[0114]
By displaying the dominance range display object Mp and the space display object Ms indicating the space, for example, in the case of the figure, the size of the dominance range display object Mp of the player M9 who has run from the rear of the player M8. Widely displayed. This indicates that the player M9 has not received the COM team mark.
Further, it can be seen that there is a space because the space display object Ms1 is displayed in front of it. Therefore, it is understood that an effective tactic is to kick the ball B toward the player M9 and pass to the player M9. Alternatively, since it can be seen that there is also a space on the upper left (right side) of the screen, it can be seen that it is also a good tactic to kick the ball B to a player located near this space.
[0115]
The dominant range display object Mp and the space display object Ms are not limited to being displayed on the pitch Fp, but may be configured to be displayed on a corresponding portion of the radar display screen R that displays an overall view of the pitch Fp. Of course.
[0116]
[Explanation of process flow (2)]
Next, the flow of processing relating to the display output of the power distribution during replay in the present embodiment will be described. The processing described here is realized by the processing unit 20 reading and executing the power distribution display control program 724 and the replay management program 725.
[0117]
FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing relating to the display output of the power distribution during replay in the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 5A, when the replay is executed, the game calculation unit 22 reads the replay data 742 (step S140). Then, objects such as pitch Fp, player M, and ball B are arranged in the virtual space based on the replay data 742 (step S142), and movement control of these objects is performed based on the replay data 742 (step S144).
[0118]
If the movement of the object is controlled, the power distribution display control unit 224 executes the power distribution display process B (step S146).
[0119]
As shown in FIG. 5B, in the power distribution display process B, first, a connection area in which the area AR where the space evaluation point 733f is a predetermined value or less (that is, the area AR determined to be a space) is connected a predetermined number or more is set. (Step S160). Specifically, when there is an area AR that is determined to be a space, it is determined whether or not the area AR adjacent to the area AR is a space. Then, it is sequentially repeated to determine whether or not the area AR further adjacent to the area AR that has become the connected area is a space. For example, in FIG. 6C, when the number of determinations for connection is “5”, a set of spaces (shaded display portions) including the area AR-3 is determined as a connection area. The collection of spaces that are included is not determined to be a connected area.
[0120]
If the connected area is set, the game calculation unit 22 arranges a predetermined curved object along the outline of the connected area (step S162), and ends the power distribution display process B. The curved object is, for example, an object simulating a curved line drawn with a red pen.
[0121]
Next, in FIG. 9A, the image generation unit 24 generates an image of the virtual space viewed from a given virtual camera as a game image (step S148), and the image display unit 30 displays the game image (step S148). S150). Next, when the replay is finished (step S152; YES), the game calculation unit 22 finishes the replay display.
[0122]
Through the above processing, the power distribution can be displayed on the pitch Fp during the replay display. By seeing this, the player can analyze his play.
[0123]
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a screen on which a power distribution is output during replay in the present embodiment, and shows the same situation as FIG. A curved object ML is displayed on the pitch Fp, and a space is displayed on the screen as if a TV commentator explains a space on a video screen while drawing with a pen in an actual soccer TV broadcast. It is possible to create a sense of analysis while displaying a replay with a video image.
[0124]
[Hardware configuration]
Next, a hardware configuration capable of realizing the home game device 1200 will be described. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration according to the present embodiment. The home game apparatus 1200 includes a CPU 1000, a ROM 1002, a RAM 1004, an information storage medium 1006, a sound generation IC 1008, an image generation IC 1010, and I / O ports 1012 and 1014. Data input / output is connected.
[0125]
The CPU 1000 corresponds to the processing unit 20 in FIG. 8, and controls the entire apparatus according to a program stored in the information storage medium 1006, a system program stored in the ROM 1002, an operation input signal input by the control device 1022, and the like. And various data processing.
[0126]
The ROM 1002, the RAM 1004, and the information storage medium 1006 correspond to the storage unit 70 in FIG. The ROM 1002 corresponds to an IC memory mounted on the main device 1210 of FIG. 1 and stores programs and data related to control of the main device 1210 such as system programs.
[0127]
The RAM 1004 is a storage means used as a work area of the CPU 1000 and stores the given contents of the information storage medium 1006 and the ROM 1002 or the calculation result of the CPU 1000.
[0128]
The information storage medium 1006 corresponds to the CD-ROM 1212, the IC memory 1214, and the memory card 1216 shown in FIG. 1, and stores the game information 72 shown in FIG. The information storage medium 1006 stores information that is realized by an IC memory card, a removable hard disk unit, an MO, and the like and is stored in the ROM 1002, and is read and used as appropriate.
[0129]
The sound generation IC 1008 is an integrated circuit that generates game sounds such as sound effects and BGM based on information stored in the ROM 1002 and the information storage medium 1006, and the generated sounds are output by the speaker 1020. The speaker 1020 corresponds to the sound output unit 40 in FIG. 8 and the speaker 1222 in FIG.
[0130]
The image generation IC 1010 is an integrated circuit that generates pixel information for outputting an image to the display device 1018. The image generation unit 24 in FIG. 8 corresponds to this.
The display device 1018 corresponds to the image display unit 30 in FIG. 8 and the display 1220 in FIG.
[0131]
A control device 1022 is connected to the I / O port 1012, and a communication device 1024 is connected to the I / O port 1014.
[0132]
The control device 1022 corresponds to the operation input unit 10 in FIG. 8 and the game controller 1202 in FIG. 1, and is a device for the player to input various game operations.
[0133]
The communication device 1024 exchanges various types of information used inside the game device with the outside. The communication device 1024 is connected to other game devices and transmits / receives given information according to the game program, via a communication line. Used to send and receive information such as game programs. This corresponds to the communication unit 50 in FIG. 8 and the communication device 1218 in FIG.
[0134]
Note that the processing performed by the image generation IC 1010, the sound generation IC 1008, and the like may be executed in software by the CPU 1000 or a general-purpose DSP.
[0135]
The present invention is not limited to the home game device 1200 shown in FIG. 1, but various devices such as a commercial game device, a portable game device, a general-purpose computer such as a personal computer, and a large attraction device in which a large number of players participate. The same applies to the above.
[0136]
For example, FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance when the present invention is applied to the arcade game apparatus 1300. As shown in the figure, the arcade game apparatus 1300 includes a display 1302 for displaying a game screen image, a speaker 1304 for outputting game sound effects and BGM, a joystick 1306 for inputting front and rear, left and right directions, and a push button 1308. And a control unit 1320 that controls the arcade game device 1300 in an integrated manner through arithmetic processing to execute a given game.
[0137]
The control unit 1320 includes an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU and a ROM 1322 in which programs and data necessary for controlling the arcade game device 1300 and executing the game are stored. The CPU mounted on the control unit 1320 executes various processes by appropriately reading out programs and data from the ROM 1322 and performing arithmetic processing.
[0138]
The player enjoys the game by inputting game operations from the joystick 1306 and the push button 1308 while viewing the game screen displayed on the display 1302.
[0139]
The present invention is not limited to a game executed by a stand-alone device, and may be applied to a game called a network game. As a system configuration for realizing a network game, for example, (1) a personal computer or a home game system installed in a home is used as a game terminal, and a server and a wired / wireless communication line such as an Internet network or a dedicated line network are connected. Configuration for connection, (2) Configuration for connecting a plurality of game terminals via a communication line without using a server, (3) Connection of a plurality of game terminals for communication via a communication line, one of which is a server (4) A configuration in which a plurality of game terminals are physically coupled to form a single system (for example, a game system for business use).
[0140]
[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. This embodiment is basically realized by the same constituent elements as those of the first embodiment, but differs in that the power distribution is output by sound rather than by image display. In addition, the same code | symbol shall be attached | subjected about the component similar to 1st Embodiment, and description shall be abbreviate | omitted.
[0141]
[Description of functional block]
FIG. 20 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, a consumer game device 1200 according to the present embodiment includes a live state control unit 226 that controls the output of live sound in the processing unit 20. Live audio is audio data that mimics audio that an announcer or commentator gives live or commentary, such as TV broadcasts or radio broadcast audio, and it is as if the audio is output while the live control unit 226 game is in progress. It is possible to entertain the player with the feeling of playing a game broadcast on television or on radio.
[0142]
The storage unit 70 includes a live state control program 726 for causing the processing unit 20 to function as the live state control unit 226, live state sound data TBL735 storing live state sound data created in advance assuming a game situation, and the pitch Fp. The name TBL736 which stores the name of the part is stored.
[0143]
FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of the live audio data TBL735 in the present embodiment. The live audio data TBL 735 stores live audio data 735b and a selection condition 735a for selecting the data in association with each other. In the part of “(Name)” in the figure, it means that the voice data of the name of the part of the pitch Fp where a space exists is inserted.
[0144]
FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating an example of the designation TBL 736 in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 9A, the designation TBL 736 stores a coordinate range 736a and designation voice data 736b in the coordinate range in association with each other. The range distinguished by the coordinate range 736a is generally called “front (or forward, front)”, “half (or middle, middle), based on the team under attack, as shown in FIG. "Long side direction of the pitch Fp is divided into three so as to correspond to" back (or rear panel) ", and further corresponds to" right side "" center "" left side "generally called toward the goal Are divided into three in the short side direction of the pitch Fp. In the coordinate range 736a, for example, an upper left coordinate value and a lower right coordinate value of each rectangular range are stored.
[0145]
[Description of process flow]
Next, the flow of processing in the present embodiment will be described. The overall processing flow from the start to the end of the game is the same as in the first embodiment, but differs in that a power distribution sound output process is executed instead of the power distribution display process A.
[0146]
FIG. 23 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the power distribution sound output process in the present embodiment. The processing described here is realized by the processing unit 20 reading out and executing the live state control program 726.
[0147]
As shown in the figure, in the power distribution sound output process, the live state control unit 226 first determines at random whether or not to execute live state sound related to space (step S202).
[0148]
In the case of executing live voice output related to a space (step S204; YES), an area AR where the space evaluation point 733f is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value, that is, a connected area where a predetermined number of areas AR determined as a space are connected is searched (step In step S206, one of the searched connection areas is selected (step S208).
[0149]
Next, the barycentric coordinates of the selected connected area are calculated (step S210). Specifically, the coordinate value of the representative point Q of the area AR regarded as the selected connected area is referred from the area registration TBL 733, the average value of the coordinate values of the representative point Q is calculated, and the barycentric coordinates of the connected area are calculated. Value.
[0150]
Next, referring to the coordinate range 736a of the name TBL 736, the name audio data 736b corresponding to the range including the barycentric coordinates of the selected connected region is read (step S212), and the actual audio related to the space from the actual audio data TBL 735 Data 735b is selected at random (step S214).
[0151]
Next, the sound generation unit 26 synthesizes a sound signal so that the previously read out nominal voice data 736b is inserted at a predetermined position of the live voice data 735b selected at random (step S216), and the sound output unit 40 synthesizes the sound signal. The sound signal thus output is output (step S216).
[0152]
FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating an example of a power distribution output in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5A, a soccer game screen is displayed on the game screen in the same manner as in the past, and the dominant range display object Mp and the space display object Ms as shown in the first embodiment are It is not displayed on the screen. On the other hand, from the speaker 1222, as shown in FIG. 5B, for example, live speech is output like "Now, can you make use of the space on the right front side!" The player can understand that there is a space on the right front side (corresponding to the broken line display portion in FIG. 5A) by listening to this live voice.
[0153]
It should be noted that the live commentary describing the space may be the announcer's voice or the commentator's voice. In addition, although one of the connected areas is selected and the live voice is output for the connected areas, it is needless to say that the live voice is output for a plurality of connected areas. Furthermore, although it is assumed that the live sound output related to the space is executed at random, it is determined whether or not a predetermined operation is input in step S202, and the predetermined operation is input from the game controller 1202 as in the first embodiment. It is good also as a condition on condition that it was done.
[0154]
Also, in step S208, weighting processing is performed when selecting the connected area, the connected area close to the player M who keeps the ball B, the connected area included in the angle of view of the virtual camera, or the enemy goal It is also possible to preferentially select a connected region close to.
[0155]
[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described. This embodiment is basically realized by the same constituent elements as those of the first embodiment. However, in the power distribution calculation method, the arrival time from the representative point Q of the area AR for all the areas AR in the pitch Fp. The difference is that the player M included in the calculation range AC is selected, and the minimum arrival time T is obtained from the arrival times T of the selected player M. In addition, the same code | symbol shall be attached | subjected to the component and functional block similar to 1st Embodiment, and description shall be abbreviate | omitted.
[0156]
FIG. 25 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the force distribution calculation process B in the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the power distribution calculation unit 222 first initializes and registers the minimum arrival time 733c, player identification information 733d, dominant team identification information 733e, and dominant team information 733f registered in the region registration TBL 733. Clear (step S302).
[0157]
Next, the position coordinates of the virtual movement point P are calculated for all players M (step S303). Specifically, with reference to the position coordinates 732d and the speed 732e from the player character information 732, the position coordinates of the virtual moving point P that arrives 0.5 seconds later at the speed Vn from the current position of the player M is calculated. . The calculated position coordinates of the virtual moving point P are temporarily stored in the storage unit 70 in association with the player identification information 732a, for example.
[0158]
Next, the loop 5 (the processes in steps S304 to S330) is sequentially performed on each area AR on the pitch Fp.
[0159]
In the loop 5, first, the player M who is within the range of the arrival time calculation range AC around the representative point Q of the area AR to be processed is selected (step S306). Specifically, the distance from the representative point Q to the virtual movement point P of each player M is calculated with reference to the representative point coordinates 733b of the area AR from the area registration TBL 733, and converted to the actual size at a predetermined ratio. Then, when the converted value is 15 m or less of the arrival time calculation range AC, the player M is selected, and the player identification information 732a is temporarily stored in the storage unit 70.
[0160]
If the player M included in the arrival time calculation range AC is selected, the power distribution calculation unit 222 sequentially executes the loop 6 (the processes of steps S308 to S314) for each selected player M.
[0161]
In the loop 6, first, the arrival time T of the player M from the virtual movement point P of the player M to be processed to the representative point Q of the area AR to be processed is calculated (step S312). Specifically, the distance from the virtual movement point P to the representative point Q is calculated, and is converted into an actual distance (for example, meters) by multiplying by a predetermined ratio. Then, with reference to the ability speed 732f from the player character information 732 of the player M, the arrival time T is calculated by dividing the converted value by the ability speed Va. The calculated arrival time T is temporarily stored in the storage unit 70 in association with the player identification information 732a.
[0162]
When the arrival time T has been calculated for all the selected players M, the loop 6 is terminated, and then the power distribution calculation unit 222 sorts the calculated arrival times T and sets the area AR with the minimum arrival time T. The player M that reaches is searched (step S316).
[0163]
As a result of the sorting, when one player M reaches the minimum arrival time T (step S318; YES), the sorted minimum arrival time T calculated as the minimum arrival time 733c is registered (step S320). The player identification information 732a of the player M is registered in the identification information 733d (step S322). Furthermore, the team identification information 732b of the player M is registered in the dominant team identification information 733e (step S324). Then, the loop 3 is terminated.
[0164]
When there are a plurality of players M that reach the minimum arrival time T (step S318; NO), predetermined information indicating no corresponding person is registered in the player identification information 733d of the area AR (step S326, player identification information 733d). In step S328, predetermined information indicating neutrality is registered (step S328), and the loop 5 is terminated, and the power distribution calculation process in the present embodiment is terminated.
[0165]
Through the above processing, information indicating which player and which team the power range of each area AR is registered in the area registration TBL 733.
[0166]
[Fourth Embodiment]
Next, with reference to FIGS. 26 to 29, as a fourth embodiment to which the present invention is applied, a case where a strategy simulation game is executed on a consumer game device will be described as an example. In the strategy simulation game, a player arm operated by the player (corresponding to the player team in the first to third embodiments) and a COM arm operated by the computer (corresponding to the COM team in the first to third embodiments). And compete for how quickly they can reach their bases while breaking through the opponent's army.
Note that this embodiment can be basically realized by the same components as those of the first embodiment, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
[0167]
FIG. 26 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen in the present embodiment. In the battlefield area Ff in the object space, tank Nt, fighter Nj, infantry Nh and base H objects belonging to the player army and the COM army are arranged as characters. Circles attached to the tank Nt, the fighter Nj, and the infantry Nh schematically show the respective power ranges.
[0168]
The objects of the tank Nt, the fighter Nj, and the infantry Nh correspond to the player M in the first embodiment (hereinafter referred to as “unit N” when referring to them collectively). The battlefield area Ff corresponds to the pitch Fp in the first embodiment, and an area AR is similarly set in the battlefield area Ff.
[0169]
In the area AR, the dominant range display object Mp is arranged and displayed on the upper surface of the shaded area AR. In the present embodiment, the power distribution is displayed in a display form corresponding to the overlap of the superiority range of each unit N. For example, in the case of the figure, the areas AR-5 and AR-6 where the power range of the enemy tank Nt and the power range of the enemy fighter Nj overlap are displayed differently from the other areas AR where the power ranges do not overlap ( For example, it is displayed in display color or display brightness.
That is, in the areas AR-5 and AR-6, there is a possibility that both the enemy tank Nt and the enemy fighter Nj may advance, and the power is concentrated and the attack power and the defense power are high. It is shown. The player sees this and advances his army while avoiding the areas AR-5 and AR-6, or destroys each enemy tank Nt or enemy fighter Nj related to the areas AR-5 and AR-6. After that, it can be seen that it is a good idea to advance to this area.
[0170]
FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating an example of the region registration TBL 737 in the present embodiment. The area registration TBL 737 is an alternative to the area registration TBL 733 in the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, in the region registration TBL 737 in the present embodiment, the player power point 737g and the COM power point 737h are stored in association with the region identification information 733a. The player power point 737g and the COM power point 737h are initialized by storing “0”, and points are added each time it is determined that the area AR is included in the power range of the unit N belonging to each army. . That is, the player power point 737g and the COM power point 737h are stored with higher values as the overlapping of the power range of the unit N increases.
[0171]
FIG. 28 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the power distribution calculation process C in the present embodiment. The power distribution calculation process C is defined in the power distribution calculation program 724 as an alternative to the power distribution calculation process A in the first embodiment, and is executed by the power distribution calculation unit 222.
[0172]
As shown in the figure, first, the power distribution calculating unit 222 stores “0” in the player power point 737g and the COM power point 737h registered in the region registration TBL 737, initializes, registers, and clears ( Step S402).
[0173]
Next, the loop 7 (processing of steps S404 to S420) is executed for all the units N on the battlefield area Ff.
In the loop 7, the position coordinates of the virtual moving point P after a predetermined time with the current speed Vn of the unit N to be processed being maintained are calculated (step S406), and the inside of the area AR of the battlefield area Ff is calculated. From the virtual movement point P, the area AR included in the arrival time calculation range AC is selected (step S408).
[0174]
Next, the power distribution calculation unit 222 sequentially executes the loop 8 (steps S410 to S418) for each area AR included in the arrival time calculation range AC.
In the loop 8, the arrival time T of the unit N from the virtual movement point P to the representative point Q of the area AR to be processed is calculated (step S412), and the calculated arrival time T is a predetermined power range determination time. If it is smaller than TS (step S414; YES), that is, if it is determined that it is within the power range of the unit N, the power point of the power to which the unit N belongs (player power point 737g or COM power point 737h) is “1”. Add (step S416).
[0175]
As described above, by the power distribution calculation process C, the overlapping degree of the power range of the unit N in each area AR is registered in the area registration TBL 737.
[0176]
FIG. 29 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the power distribution display process C in the present embodiment. The power distribution display process C is defined as an alternative to the power distribution display process A in the first embodiment by the power distribution display program 725, and is executed by the power distribution display control unit 224.
[0177]
As shown in the figure, the power distribution display control unit 224 first determines whether or not a predetermined operation input for outputting a power distribution is made from the operation input unit 10 (step S430). When an operation for displaying the power distribution is input (step S430; YES), the loop 9 (the processes of steps S432 to S436) is sequentially executed for each area AR of the battlefield area Ff.
[0178]
That is, the dominant range display object Mp having a predetermined display form corresponding to the value of the COM power point 737h corresponding to the area AR to be processed is arranged on the upper surface of the area AR (step S434). For the dominance range display object Mp corresponding to the value of the power point, for example, the power point “0” is a colorless object, “1” is a yellow translucent object, and “2” is a light blue translucent object. The object to be displayed, “3” or more may be an object displayed in a red translucent manner.
[0179]
Therefore, the power distribution display process C can display the power distribution in the object space in different display forms according to the overlapping state of the power ranges of the enemy power.
[0180]
In the same way as the superiority range display object Mp is displayed in accordance with the value of the COM influence point 737h, the player makes his / her superiority range display object Mp in accordance with the value of the player influence point 737g. It is good also as a structure which can check military arrangement.
[0181]
[Description of Modification]
The first to fourth embodiments to which the present invention is applied have been described above. However, the application of the present invention is not limited to these, and additions and deletions of components are appropriately made without departing from the spirit of the invention.・ Changes may be made.
[0182]
For example, the types of games that can be applied are not limited to soccer and strategy simulations, but sports games such as volleyball, hockey, basketball, and snowball fights, and role-playing games equipped with a battle system with strategic simulation elements can be used within a given field. The same applies to other games in which a plurality of characters move.
[0183]
Further, for example, as shown in the first embodiment, the display of the dominant range is not limited to the single color uniform display form, and the dominant range display object Mp is changed to the object in step S110 (see FIG. 14). When arranged in the space, the display color or transparency may be varied so that the display color becomes darker as the minimum arrival time 733c is smaller, and the display may be performed as shown in FIG. 30A, for example.
[0184]
Further, although the object is arranged separately when displaying the superiority range and the space, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the pitch Fp may be configured by polygons divided by the area AR, and the dominant display mode or space may be displayed by changing the display mode of the polygons, for example, by changing the color, pattern, or texture to be pasted. In that case, in steps S106 and S110 of the power distribution display process A (see FIG. 14), the polygon display form of the object is changed, and in steps S112 and S114, the polygon display mode is returned to the standard state to thereby obtain the dominant range and space. Hide.
[0185]
Further, for example, the area AR to the pitch Fp is set to have a uniform size and arrangement. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. A large area ARb having a larger area than the detailed area ARs may be set near the center. In this case, it is possible to calculate and display in more detail the power distribution around the goal where the players M tend to be crowded. The shape is not limited to a quadrangle, and other shapes such as a triangle, a hexagon, and an ellipse may be used.
[0186]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, it is possible to calculate the power distribution based on the arrival time of each character up to a plurality of sample points set in the game space, and to output it by a predetermined method. Therefore, it is possible to output the power distribution during the game so that the player can easily understand the area where the players of the player team (the same power) can play dominantly.
[0187]
In the calculation of the arrival time, a virtual movement position after a predetermined time when the current movement state of the character is maintained is calculated, and the arrival time from the movement position to the sample point is calculated for each character. The arrival time that takes into account the inertia of the character's motion can be obtained with a small calculation load without performing a strict kinematic simulation.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration when the present invention is applied to a consumer game device.
FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method for calculating a power distribution according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an arrival time T for one player M;
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a power distribution when a plurality of players M are close to each other.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the concept of space.
FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram when displaying a dominant range.
FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram when displaying a space.
FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of player character information in the first embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a region registration TBL in the first embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the overall processing flow in the first embodiment;
FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of a power distribution calculation process A;
FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of space evaluation processing;
FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of a power distribution display process A;
FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of processing relating to display output of a power distribution during replay;
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a soccer game screen that outputs a power distribution during game play.
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a soccer game screen that outputs a power distribution during replay.
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration for realizing a consumer game device to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of an appearance when the present invention is applied to an arcade game device.
FIG. 20 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of live audio data TBL.
FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of a designation TBL.
FIG. 23 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of a power distribution sound output process in the second embodiment;
FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of a power distribution output in the second embodiment.
FIG. 25 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of power distribution calculation processing in the third embodiment;
FIG. 26 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen in the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 27 is a diagram showing an example of a region registration TBL in the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 28 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of a power distribution calculation process C in the fourth embodiment;
FIG. 29 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of a force distribution display process C in the fourth embodiment;
FIG. 30 is a view showing a modified example of the display of the dominant range.
FIG. 31 is a diagram showing a modified example of setting an area AR.
[Explanation of symbols]
20 processor
22 Game calculator
222 Power distribution calculator
223 Space Evaluation Department
224 Power distribution display control unit
225 Replay Manager
226 Actual condition control part
70 storage unit
72 Game Information
721 Player control program
722 Power Distribution Calculation Program
723 Space Evaluation Program
724 Power distribution display control program
725 Replay Management Program
726 Production Control Program
732 Player Character Information
733 Area registration TBL
735 Live audio data TBL
736 Name TBL
B ball
Fp pitch
M player
ML curve object
Mp dominance range display object
Ms space display object
P Virtual moving point
Q Representative points
T arrival time
Va ability speed
Vn (current) speed

Claims (16)

A device similar to a computer generates a game space image and executes a given game, and analyzes the power distribution in the game space by a character group composed of a plurality of characters movable in the game space. Game information for output,
Point setting means for setting a plurality of sample points in the game space;
For each character, inertia calculation means for calculating a position after a predetermined time when the character maintains the current movement state;
An arrival time calculating means for calculating a time until the character reaches the set sampling point, starting from the calculated position;
A distribution calculating means for calculating a power distribution of the character group based on the calculated arrival time of the character to each sample point;
Output means for outputting a geographical power state of the game space based on the calculated power distribution by a predetermined output method;
Game information for causing the device to function as The game information according to claim 1,
Game information for causing the device to function so that the arrival time calculating means calculates a time from the start point to the set sample point based on a movement ability value set in advance for the character. . The game information according to claim 1 or 2,
While causing the apparatus to function as point selection means for selecting a sampling point within a predetermined distance starting from the position calculated by the inertia calculation means from the set sampling points,
Character arrival time calculating means for calculating the arrival time of the character from the position calculated by the inertia calculating means to each sample point selected by the spot selecting means for each character. Game information for causing the device to function. The game information according to claim 1 or 2,
Based on the distance between the set sample point and the position calculated by the inertia calculation unit, the device functions as a character selection unit that selects a character for which an arrival time is to be calculated,
The arrival time calculation means causes the apparatus to function so as to have a sample point reference arrival time calculation means for calculating the time until the character selected by the character selection means arrives for each set sample point. Game information for. The game information according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The degree of dominance is calculated for each set sampling point, and the degree of dominance increases as the arrival time of the character that can be reached earliest among the arrival times calculated by the arrival time calculation means decreases. The device further functions as a dominance calculation means for calculating the dominance of the sample point,
Game information for causing the apparatus to function so that the distribution calculating means further calculates a power distribution based on the dominance degree of each sample point calculated by the dominance degree calculating means. The game information according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Game information for causing the device to function so that the point setting means sets sample points in the game space at least at predetermined intervals. The game information according to claim 6,
Game information for causing the point setting means to divide the game space into at least two types of regions having different shapes and / or sizes, and to cause the device to function so as to set sample points in the divided regions. . The game information according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
There are a plurality of character groups as the character group,
The distribution calculation means includes group distribution calculation means for calculating a power distribution for each character group based on the arrival time of each sample point.
Game information for causing the device to function. The game information according to claim 8,
Game information for causing the apparatus to function so that the group distribution calculation unit calculates the power distribution for each character group depending on which character group the character that can be reached earliest belongs to each sample point. . The game information according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
While further causing the apparatus to function as storage means for storing the power distribution calculated by the distribution calculation means,
Game information for causing the device to function so that the output means outputs the power distribution stored by the storage means. The game information according to claim 10,
Game information for the recording means to determine whether or not the power distribution calculated by the distribution calculating means satisfies a predetermined recording condition, and to make the apparatus function so as to record when it satisfies the predetermined recording condition. The game information according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
The output means includes gap area identification image generation means for identifying and displaying on the image of the game space, using the non-power area of the character group as a gap area based on the power distribution calculated by the distribution calculation means. Game information to make the device function. The game information according to claim 12,
The character is a character that moves on a predetermined terrain,
The point setting means sets a sample point on the terrain,
The distribution calculating means calculates a power distribution on the terrain,
The gap area identification image generating means identifies and displays a part of the gap area on the terrain;
Game information for causing the device to function. The game information according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
Based on the power distribution calculated by the distribution calculating means, the output means controls the position of the gap area and the sound output indicating that the position is the gap area by using the non-power area of the character group as a gap area. Game information for causing the apparatus to function so as to have an audio output control means. An information storage medium readable by a computer-like device storing the game information according to any one of claims 1 to 14. A game for generating an image of a game space and executing a given game, and analyzing and outputting a power distribution in the game space by a character group composed of a plurality of characters movable in the game space A device,
Point setting means for setting a plurality of sample points in the game space;
For each character, inertia calculation means for calculating a position after a predetermined time when the character maintains the current movement status;
An arrival time calculating means for calculating a time until the character reaches the set sampling point, starting from the calculated position;
A distribution calculating means for calculating a power distribution of the character group based on the calculated arrival time of the character to each sample point;
An output means for outputting a geographical power state of the game space based on the calculated power distribution by a predetermined output method;
A game apparatus comprising:

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